[Vision2020] The Human Toll

[Tom Hansen]

Courtesy of the June 27, 2011 edition of the Army Times –

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation New
Dawn in Iraq, confirmed by the Defense Department from June 10, 2011
through June 16, 2011:

Army Staff Sgt. Nicholas P. Bellard, 26, of El Paso, Texas; assigned to
the 6th Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Cavalry Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

Army Spc. Marcos A. Cintron, 32, of Orlando, Florida; assigned to the 1st
Battalion, 7th Field Artillery Regiment, 2nd Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Sgt. Glenn M. Sewell, 23, of Live Oak, Texas; assigned to the 6th
Squadron, 9th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry
Division, Fort Hood, Texas.

June 10, 2011 – June 16, 2011
Killed: 3; Wounded in action: 20

March 19, 2003 – June 16, 2011
Killed: 4,452; wounded in action: 32,122

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The following U.S. service members died while supporting Operation
Enduring Freedom combat operations in Afghanistan, confirmed by the
Defense Department from June 10, 2011 through June 16, 2011:

Army  Pfc. Brian J. Backus, 21, of Saginaw Township, Michigan; assigned to
the 2nd Battalion, 87th Infantry Regiment, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 10th
Mountain Division, Fort Drum, New York.

Army Sgt. 1st Class Alvin A. Boatwright, 33, of Lodge, South Carolina;
assigned to the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.

Marine Sgt. Mark A. Bradley, 25, of Cuba, New York; assigned to 3rd
Battalion, 2nd Marine Regiment, 2nd Marine Division, II Marine
Expeditionary Force, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina.

Army Sgt. Edward F. Dixon III, 37, of Whiteman Air Force Base, Missouri;
assigned to the 4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade
Combat Team, Baumholder, Germany.

Marine Pfc. Josue Ibarra, 21, of Midland, Texas; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 12th Marine Regiment, 3rd Marine Division, Kaneohe Bay, Hawaii.

Army Staff Sgt. Jeremy A. Katzenberger, 26, of Weatherby Lake, Missouri;
assigned to the 1st Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment, Hunter Army Airfield,
Georgia.

Army Spc. Tyler R. Kreinz, 21, Beloit, Wisconsin; assigned to the 4th
Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Baumholder, Germany.

Army Pvt. Ryan J. Larson, 19, of Friendship, Wisconsin; assigned to 1st
Battalion, 5th Infantry Regiment, 1st Stryker Brigade Combat Team, 25th
Infantry Division, Fort Wainwright, Alaska.

Army Pfc. Gustavo A. Rios-Ordonez, 25, of Englewood, Ohio; assigned to the
4th Squadron, 4th Cavalry Regiment, 1st Heavy Brigade Combat Team, 1st
Infantry Division, Fort Riley, Kansas.

Army Spc. Scott D. Smith, 36, of Indianapolis, Indiana; assigned to the
81st Troop Command, Indiana Army National Guard, Indianapolis, Indiana.

Army Sgt. Alan L. Snyder, 28, Worcester, Massachusetts; assigned to the
4th Battalion, 70th Armor Regiment, 170th Infantry Brigade Combat Team,
Baumholder, Germany.

Army Pfc. Eric D. Soufrine, 20, of Woodbridge, Connecticut; assigned to
the 4th Battalion, 42nd Field Artillery Regiment, 1st Brigade Combat Team,
4th Infantry Division, Fort Carson, Colorado.

June 10, 2011 – June 16, 2011
Killed: 12; Wounded in action: 138

October 10, 2001 – June 16, 2011
Killed: 1,613; Wounded in action: 12,002

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National Guard (in Federal Status) and Reserve Activated
(as of June 14, 2011)

http://www.defense.gov/news/d20110614ngr.pdf

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And the beat goes on . . .

“Bring 'em Home"
http://www.tomandrodna.com/Songs/Bring_em_Home.mp3

"If you love this land of the free
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Bring them back from overseas
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

It will make the politicians sad, I know
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
They wanna tangle with their foe
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

They wanna test their grand theories
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
With the blood of you and me
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

Now we'll give no more brave young lives
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
For the gleam in someone else's eyes
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The men will cheer and the boys will shout
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah and we will all turn out
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

The church bells will ring with joy
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
To welcome our darlin' girls and boys
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home

We will lift our voice and sound
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home
Yeah, when Johnny comes marching home
Bring 'em home, bring 'em home."

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Pro patria,

Tom Hansen
SFC, US Army (Retired)
Moscow, Idaho

"Patriotism is not a short and frenzied outburst of emotion but the
tranquil and steady dedication of a lifetime."

 -- Adlai E. Stevenson, Jr.